Explanation
This question is confusing because we have different
heights: statues of various heights, and we have an upper shelf and a lower
shelf, but they are not necessarily related in the way that we expect. The key
is to focus on the word "median" and work backwards from what we know about
that concept. To determine the median of a set, we can order it, put it in a
line, and see what's in the middle. That gives us this:
... ...
... ... 14.01) (14.1 ... ... ... ... ...
Where the parentheses delineate the statues on one shelf
and those on the other. We have some useful information, it turns out. For
example, if the set on the left had a grand total of two statues and the one on
the right had a grand total of three statues, we would know that the median is
14.1 Let's move to the data statements, separately first.
Statement (1) gives useful information, but not enough. In
one case, there could be a similar number of statues on the other row, putting
the median near the middle of our diagram. Or, in another case, there could be
just a couple statues in the other part, pushing the median away from the middle
of our diagram. Insufficient.
Statement (2) is insufficient for identical reasons.
Combined, we know that the median is 14.01, so the
statements are sufficient together.
The correct answer is (C).
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